Automatic cattle oiler



May 18, 1954 E, IQ

AUTOMATIC CATTLE OILER Filed July 28, 1952 Fig. 2

William Brown INVEN TOR.

Patented May 18, 1954 UNITED STATES PAENT OFFICE AUTOMATIC CATTLE OILERWilliam E. Brown, Spearman, Tex.

Application July 28, 1952, Serial No. 301,347

7 Claims.

1 This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralrefinements in apparatus for oiling cattle, particularly hogs, and theprincipal object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter herein described,

, whereby hogs and cattle may be efficiently and automatically oiled bysimply coming in contact with certain actuating elements with which thedevice is equipped.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity ofconstruction, in its efiicient and dependable operation and in itsadaptability to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects and features in view, and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention in use;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the invention, the same beingtaken substantially in the plane of the line 2--2 in Figure 3;

Figure 3 is a transverse cross-sectional view, taken substantially inthe plane of the line 3-3 in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational detail of the fulcrummeans used in the invention, and

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional detail, takensubstantially in the plane of the line 5-5 in Figure 1.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of an automatic cattle oiler which is designated generally bythe reference character It] and embodies in its construction asupporting frame 12 including an elongated base portion I4 and aplurality of upwardly extending rods [6, the base portion is beingequipped with a plurality of sockets E8 in which the lower ends of therods it are removably positioned, so that the frame may be readilydisassembled when the apparatus is not in use.

A horizontally elongated, cylindrical tank 20 is mounted in an elevatedposition on the frame l2, this being achieved by providing the bottomportion of the tank with suitable sockets 22 to receive upper endportions of the rods [6, the tank 28 also being equipped at the topthereof with a removable cover 28 which is sustained in position bysuitable studs 22 having nut members 24. These nut members are formedintegrally with substantially tubular guides 26, the purpose of whichwill be hereinafter described.

The tank 253 is adapted to receive a quantity of oil or some othersuitable liquid, the normal level of which is indicated at 28, and ifdesired, the cover 253% may be provided with a hinged man hole 3i} sothat the level of liquid in the tank may be observed and the supplythereof replenished, when so desired.

The end walls of the tank are provided with vertically elongated slots32 and bearing blocks 33 are secured to the tank at the opposite sidesof the slots to accommodate fulcrum pins 36. l-nese fulcrum pins, in thenature of trunnions are provided intermediate the ends of a pair oftubes 38 which extend through the slots 32 into the tank and terminateat their inner ends in scoops 40.

The outer ends of the tubes 38 are closed but are provided withrelatively small outlet apertures 42. A tension spring fi l, passingfreely through the aforementioned guides 26, has the ends thereofsuitably anchored to the outer ends of the tubes 38, whereby the outerends of the tubes are urged upwardly, as shown in Figure 2. However,flexible elements 46, in the nature of cables or ropes, are alsoanchored to the outer ends of the tubes and extend downwardly therefrom,having their lower ends connected at 68a to the ends of the base Hi.

When the invention is placed in use, the tubes 38, particularly theouter ends thereof, are normally urged upwardly by the spring M, inwhich position the scoops 4c are submerged in the liquid in the tank.However, when an animal comes in rubbing contact with the element 46 asshown in Figure 1, the associated tube is drawn downwardly and the oilpicked up by the scoop it is passed through the tube and dischargesthrough the associated aperture 42 on the animals body, thus effectingthe oiling operation.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will bereadily understood from the foregoing disclosure and therefore, furtherdescription thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A cattle oiler comprising a supporting frame, an elongated tankmounted thereon and adapted to contain a quantity of liquid, said tankhaving an end wall provided with an opening above the normal level ofliquid therein, a tube extending through said opening and pivotedintermediate the ends thereof to said tank, said tube being swingable ina vertical plane, a liquid scoop provided at the inner end of said tube,the outer end of the tube being provided witha liquid outlet aperture,and a flexible element extending from the outer end of said tubedownwardly tosaid frame, and a resilient element operatively. connectedto the outer end of said tube and said tank to urge the outer end of thetube upwardly to tension said flexible element.

2, A cattle oiler comprising a supporting frame, a tankmountedon saidframe intermediate the ends ofsaid frame, said tank being provided withaperture intermediate the top and bottom, said aperture opening into oneof the ends of said frame, an elongated liquid dispensing element havingone end portion projecting forwardly from saidone end. of said tankthrough said aperture and having its other end portion disposed withinsaid tank for swinging movement entirely within the tank, saidelementbeingpivoted to said tank intermediate its ends, resilient meansoperatively interconnecting Saidone end of said element and saidtankandurging saidone end upwardly and said other end toward the bottomof the tank, and a flexible element connecting said one end Qfsaidelementto said frame whereby an animal rubbing thereagainst will tiltsaid one end of said element downwardly over the body of the animal todispense liquid from the tankthereon.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said liquiddispensing elementcomprises atube having a liquid scoop at saidother end.

4. A cattle oiler comprising a supporting frame, an elongated liquidcarrying tank mounted on said frame intermediate the ends of said frame,said tank having openings inthe ends thereof, an elongated liquiddispensing elementpivotally mounted on each end of said tankand havingan inner end disposed within said tank and an outer end disposedexteriorly of said tank, resilient means mounted on said tankoperatively connected to the outer end of each liquid dispensing elementand urging the same upwardly, a flexible member connecting each outerend to an end of said frame whereby flexure of each flexible member byan animal causes the outer end of each liquid dispensing element to tiltdownwardly in opposition to the resilient means to pour liquid over theanimal.

5. The combination of claim 4 wherein said resilient means includes acoilv spring extending over the top ofsaid tank guides on said tankguidingly receiving the intermediate portions of said spring.

6. A cattle oiler comprising a supporting frame, a, liquid; containingdrum mounted horizontally on said supporting frame, elongated liquiddispensing elements pivotally mounted on the ends ofsaiddrumintermediate their ends, said elements being pivoted about a horizontalaxis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said drum, said elementshaving inner end portions disposed W th n sai rum andzo t r d po t o poj c ing exteriorly through the ends of said drum, resilient meansextending longitudinally along the e m. euide-mea s n the opofsaid, drumslidingly retaining said resilient means thereon, said resilient meanshaving end portions connected to the outerend portions of saiddispensing elements urging said outer end portions upwardly, flexiblerubbing; elements connecting the outer end portions; Of said dispensingelements and said supporting frame for, swinging said outer end portionsdownwardly against the action of saidresilient means when cattle rubthereagainst, liquidscooping means on the inner ends of said dispensingelements lifting liquid from the drum into the dispensing elements ascattle rub against theflexible elements.

7. The combination of claim 6- wherein said dispensing elements arepivoted to said drums substantially medially of their lengths.

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